“A very naïve, happy type of pop song,” said The Cure’s dependably sarcastic guitarist and vocalist Robert Smith of the band’s 1992 hit Friday I’m In Love. “Quite excellent actually because it’s so absurd,” he added. “So out of character – very optimistic and really out there in happy land.”
But for all his dry wit, Smith also told Spin magazine how it was a welcome change for him as a songwriter to create something feel-good and in a major key.
